"Queen for a Day" -- Reflections

I enjoyed Mary's recent post about her big 30th birthday surprise. We have been so busy this week that I had to read her post to find out whether or not she really liked her "queen for a day" experience. It sounds like she did, and that is a good thing. In reality, she actually deserves to be "queen for a day" everyday (or at least once or twice a year), but I have kind of slacked off in that department. I did want to make her 30th birthday something special to repay her for throwing me the best birthday I ever had on my 30th (almost 3 years ago). The surprise party she conjured up for me was probably better than what I pulled off for her, but that is pretty consistent with most things in our marriage.

I'm pretty happy with how the whole day turned out for Mary. The thing I am actually most proud of is the cake and frosting that I made (with Livy's help ???) from scratch. I'm also pleased with the video clip I put together, which I showed to her to start the whole day off. I attached the clip to this post. I think the kids are pretty hilarious in the clip; they all tend to say the most random things, yet each one manages to retain their own sense of unique randomness at the same time. That is quite a feat if you ask me.

Run, Ashy, Run

This last summer was the first time I took on the task of coaching t-ball. I have coached soccer teams for Micah and Asher before, but this was a different challenge. It was a good time for me to bond with Asher, who, like his father, always seems to go out of his way to make bonding nearly impossible. Besides gaining a greater appreciation for Asher's enthusiasm and unique personality, this experience confirmed for me that baseball is boring, while soccer is king!

I put together this random video of one of Asher's games to commemorate the season. The one thing this clip doesn't convey is how miserably hot and humid the hades-esq Georgia weather was for each game and practice. What the clip does convey is Asher's patented "round-about" running pattern to 1st base. This was always the highlight of each game.

Hajj to Utah: Road Trip Documentary

Here is my first big attempt using the iMovie app on my MacBook Pro. It was really fun to put together and a good way to pack in a lot of good clips from over 10 minutes of otherwise somewhat boring video moments. The song was a nice touch. Enjoy the video.

Guess who...

was responsible for this...


and this...
and this...
yep, this too-
You guessed it!
our little busybody.